i am finding myself as far up on the seat as possible with my knees placed perfectly around the tank. fairly upright position as i have a good, long reach. but i scoot back to shift my weight and relax a bit with a lean forward. i find the further up seating position to heat my nuts pretty well when the "cooling" (lol cooling) fan kicks in so i may slide back a bit on a warm day, and stay put for nice, toasty junk on cold days

man that bike makes it on all kinds of boards lol, ive seen it many times in person, outside a biker bar in mo, off 94 near the katy trail parking lot . I seen it on 270 once, looked just as stupid on I 270 as it did in the parking lot. I cant help but look as i go by and wonder how long one can ride it before theyre shoulders fall asleep?

I'm an old guy, been riding about 35 years. And I'm tall, 193 cms. Mostly sport bikes.

First thing I do with a new bike is drop the bars, not raise them. Makes it much more comfortable for me.

I keep back a bit from the tank and grip with my knees. Also, I rest my slight belly protrusion on the tank hump, much of the time. I ride 12 hour days on a BMW S1000RR and comfy as hell. No numb bumb and no arm aches or back problems. And the RR's seat has virtually no padding. Interestingly, I am prone to lower back pain and riding my bike is a cure, not a cause.

I don't know why this works for me. Not many people seem to be the same, including friends that are built the same as I am. But lower bars is the biggest ergo improvement I can do to a bike.

BMWs are wonderful that way. There's room. I wonder if BMW riders are generally much taller than Harley and Goldwing riders.

man that bike makes it on all kinds of boards lol, ive seen it many times in person, outside a biker bar in mo, off 94 near the katy trail parking lot . I seen it on 270 once, looked just as stupid on I 270 as it did in the parking lot. I cant help but look as i go by and wonder how long one can ride it before theyre shoulders fall asleep?

man that bike makes it on all kinds of boards lol, ive seen it many times in person, outside a biker bar in mo, off 94 near the katy trail parking lot . I seen it on 270 once, looked just as stupid on I 270 as it did in the parking lot. I cant help but look as i go by and wonder how long one can ride it before theyre shoulders fall asleep?

Never thought that was real... talk about taking the fun out of riding.